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Consultation questionnaires are being returned

Government, April 18, 2017 5:00 PM

About a third of citizens have received their National Consultation letters so far, but 112 thousand questionnaires have already been returned to the Government, a month before deadline.

Tata is expanding in Budapest with 500 new employees and five thousand square metres of new office space

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 18, 2017 4:06 PM

“The fact that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expanding its capacities in Budapest and opening a new service centre with 500 new employees and five thousand square metres of new office space is the latest success for Hungary’s Eastern Opening policy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in Budapest at a press conference to mark the opening of Tata Consultancy Services’ new offices.

Confrontation with Turkey is not in Europe’s interests

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 18, 2017 12:36 PM

“Europe must avoid all possible confrontation that could lead to the breaking of the migration agreement with Turkey, but the death penalty is not regarded as acceptable with relation to European integration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday in Budapest following his press conference at the opening of Tata Consultancy Services’ new offices.

Austria must also accept that Hungary decides for itself how to cover its energy requirements

Government, April 18, 2017 12:25 PM

“Austria must also accept that Hungary decides for itself the manner in which it wishes to provide for the coverage of its energy requirements”, Ministerial Commissioner for maintaining the output of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant Attila Aszódi stressed in an interview for Austrian newspaper Der Standard.

There will be no election budget

Prime Minister’s Office, April 18, 2017 12:24 PM

There will be no election budget in Hungary next year, János Lázár said in an interview given to the newspaper Világgazdaság, adding: employment, family support and defence expenditures will be at the centre of the 2018 budget.

Border security is the key to homeland security

Government, April 18, 2017 1:44 AM

According to the Prime Minister’s Chief Advisor on Homeland Security, “it would be pretty difficult to talk about homeland security” if we didn’t check people who enter the country. Speaking on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program, György Bakondi stressed: Border security is the key to homeland security.

When it comes to the security of the Hungarian people, there can be no compromise

The Prime Minister, April 16, 2017 6:34 PM

On the Kossuth Radio programme Vasárnapi Újság, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that migration is at the centre of current conflicts, and when it comes to the security of the Hungarian people, there can be no compromise.

Hungary calls on North Korea to refrain from further irresponsible steps

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 16, 2017 3:23 PM

Once more, North Korea conducted a missile test this Easter Sunday. Despite being unsuccessful, the test is a clear violation of the UN Security Council's relevant resolutions and further increases tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

People of “Soros organisation” demonstrate in Röszke

Government, April 16, 2017 10:51 AM

More than eighty people started demonstrating in the locality of Röszke. The Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told the Hungarian news agency MTI: the people of the „Soros organisation” arrived at the scene with organised transport.

The “dress rehearsal” for the election campaign is under way

The Prime Minister, April 16, 2017 8:12 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told the Hungarian daily Magyar Idők that the “dress rehearsal” for the election campaign is under way, and at this point in time it is already clear that the outcome of the 2018 election will be crucial.